Warm-summer Mediterranean
Port Angeles East, Washington
Clallam County, Washington · Population 3k · 246 ft elevation
Living in Port Angeles East
Port Angeles East has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: cool summers (July highs around 67°F) and mild winters (January lows around 36°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 27″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 29 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Port Angeles East is an outdoor hub: about 66% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 5,500 ft around town.
Port Angeles East at a glance
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- 246 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 27″18th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,398 hrs10th percentile
- Median AQI
- 295th percentile
- Median home value
- $335k63th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,091/mo42th percentile
- Median household income
- $67k39th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.73%30th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.057th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9048th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9998th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 43%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 66%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 5,512 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44°F | 36°F | 3.8″ | — | 85 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 37°F | 2.4″ | — | 126 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 38°F | 2.4″ | — | 163 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 42°F | 1.6″ | — | 213 hrs |
| May | 59°F | 47°F | 1.1″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Jun | 63°F | 51°F | 1.1″ | — | 285 hrs |
| Jul | 67°F | 54°F | 0.6″ | — | 356 hrs |
| Aug | 67°F | 54°F | 0.7″ | — | 321 hrs |
| Sep | 64°F | 51°F | 1.2″ | — | 244 hrs |
| Oct | 55°F | 45°F | 3.2″ | — | 159 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 39°F | 4.4″ | — | 96 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 36°F | 4.2″ | 0.4″ | 76 hrs |
Near Port Angeles East
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology